This 100-Year-Old Woman Works 11 Hours a Day, 6 Days a Week

Chances are you don't come across many 100 year olds in your day-to-day life. And possibilities are even slimmer at finding a centenarian still working. But that's exactly what Felimina Rotundo from Buffalo, NY, does.

We're not just talking a few hours put in here and there. No, Rotundo puts in 11-hour shifts for six days of the week! That's pretty impressive considering most of us adhere to a 40-hour workweek.

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According to ABC News, Rotundo has been a manager at College Laundry Shoppe in Buffalo since the mid-1950s, and even at 100 years old, she's not willing to give that spot up.

"She's always enjoyed working, especially talking to new people and meeting new customers," Gary Rotundo, her 74-year-old son, told ABC News. "She attributes her longevity to her hardworking nature. She says it gives her a purpose, a reason to wake up in the morning and a reason to always hustle."

Rotundo entered the workforce when she was just 15 years old, toiling away at a shoe factory in Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. Now, she works from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

So is retirement on her horizon? No way. Rotundo's son says his mom only believes in retirement "if it's forced upon you, such as for a medical reason."

He added, "Right now, she's still healthy and alert. She still drives, she still handles all the operations at the laundromat. If you've ever met her, you'd understand that her whole persona is just very upbeat and positive."

If a 100 year old can get through an 11-hour workday, then there's no doubt in our minds that we can make it to 5 o' clock.